The road into the canyon is winding and winding, and you can no longer see where you are going deep into the valley. But now, just after noon, the heavy snow has stopped, but there is a thick layer of fog floating in the valley in front, and the sky cannot shine in, giving people an inexplicable feeling.
A feeling of deep darkness.
There was no trace of the gangsters at the entrance of the valley.
This is quite reasonable. The Luyuan Canyon is more than thirty miles long. Even if the Chang brothers want to intercept, they will never place troops at the mouth of the valley to alert the snake. Instead, they will ambush in the most dangerous place in the canyon.
The caravan entered the mouth of the valley, and Yi Ruoying followed on horseback, but she could feel the gloominess in the valley even more. There was mist everywhere in the valley, and it was impossible to see far. The sky above the head had become a thin line, while the sound of wheels and the sound of horse hooves were everywhere.
The rock walls echoed and rumbled, and only a few strings of wind chimes hanging on the carriage were still crisp and sweet.
If it were a thirty-mile flat road, it would take less than an hour for the carriages and horses to pass at full speed. However, the road in this canyon is not only winding and narrow, but also uneven, wet and slippery. It is extremely difficult for the mules and horses to walk on it, and it is slower than usual.
It took a lot of time, and after half an hour, the convoy had only advanced less than ten miles.
But at this moment, Yi Ruoying's ears faintly heard the sound of water coming from the distance, but she heard Manager Huo shout: "The Dabu River is ahead of us. Let's move forward faster. As long as we get past this
The river is now a flat road!"
After walking forward for a few miles, the sound of the water became louder, almost deafening. The road turned a corner, and an extremely huge waterfall appeared in front of us. It turned out that the sound of the water was all caused by this waterfall.
This waterfall is a hundred feet high and forty to fifty feet wide. It flows straight down from the rock wall and falls into the deep pool below. The water in the deep pool forms a river that passes through the center of the canyon and flows from the other side.
It flows deep into the ground from a rock crack on one side.
It turns out that the "Dabu River" that Guanshi Huo mentioned is a river buried underground in the Nanling Mountains. This canyon goes hundreds of feet underground and cuts across the river to form such a spectacular canyon.
The scene of waterfall.
The river crosses the canyon, and there is a pontoon bridge on the river in front, but it is the only way forward. The pontoon bridge is made of logs, strung with iron chains, and floats on the river. The bridge is more than twenty years long.
Although the bridge is only about ten feet wide, it can barely allow a carriage to pass.
At the other end of the bridge, a tall red horse stood in the middle of the road. Riding on the horse was a middle-aged man wearing a black cloak. There was also a long sword with a black scabbard hanging beside the saddle bridge.
This man is six feet tall. Although he is not very tall, his face is very ferocious and his eyes are stern, making people look at him with fear.
Behind him, there were more than twenty men armed with swords and guns.
The gangsters finally appeared!
Although Yi Ruoying did not recognize the middle-aged man on the horse, she could guess from his appearance and the long sword hanging on the saddle bridge that this man must be one of the Chang brothers.
My younger brother Chang Feixu.
Two brothers from the Chang family, one wields a sword and the other wields a sword. The elder brother Chang Luohua's "Luohua Ruthless Sword Technique" and the younger brother Chang Feixu's "Liuye Chasing the Wind Sword" are both famous in the world. It is said that the two of them also have a sword.
The technique of combining swords and strikes together is called "Moving Wind Technique", which is even more extraordinary. Even the leaders of the four major sects in the White Way may not be able to defeat it.
Because of this, the two brothers were ranked in the top 100 on the "Black Wind Record" and became one of the most difficult figures in the Guangdong underworld.
And they are also strong men in the underworld. The more than 20 men behind Chang Feixu are not comparable to the bandits under "Jin Guang Tuo". Although the bandits under "Jin Guang Tuo" can be said to be fierce on the surface, When attacking and defending, it was a chaotic swarm, a rabble. However, these more than 20 men were arranged neatly in the middle of the road, obviously in a formation. Just from the way they stood, it was obvious that they were very organized. , and the momentum is astonishing, making people feel murderous.
This is the difference between elite gangsters and gangsters. If the gang of "Golden Bald Tutuo" fought against these people, they would be killed in just a few encounters.
Chang Feixu deployed his men and horses at the end of the pontoon bridge. The terrain he chose was also extremely beneficial to them. This bridge was the only way to cross the river, and it was very narrow. As long as they held on to the small area at the head of the bridge, they would be successful. Even with thousands of troops, don't even think about rushing through.
The large caravan of "Dingyuan Company" had not even reached the pontoon bridge when they heard a voice like a broken gong shouting from the other side of the bridge:
"Stop! This road is closed. No one is allowed to get on the bridge. Otherwise, they will be shot without mercy!"
Manager Huo, who was riding in front of the motorcade, quickly ordered to stop. Amidst the shouts of the coachmen, thirteen large vehicles, as well as the carriages of Hua Bushi and others, all stopped in front of the pontoon bridge.
Manager Huo shouted loudly: "Are those on the other side of the bridge friends from the Guangdong border? We are the grain transport fleet of Chai Dashan's 'Dingyuan Trading Company' in Nan'ao. We are transporting grain from the Hunan border, and we also bring our family members with us. With the permission of Alliance Leader Leng, I would like to ask all you eldest brothers to make it easier for you to let me go!"
The other end of the bridge was silent for a moment, as if they were discussing something. After a long time, the broken gong-like voice shouted again: "What's your name? You have the permission of Alliance Leader Leng, do you have proof?"
Manager Huo said: "I am Huo Yifan, the head of the caravan, and I have a letter from Leader Leng as proof."
The man on the opposite side said: "You cross the bridge alone, bring the letter over and give it to our village leader for confirmation!"
Manager Huo responded and urged his horse onto the pontoon bridge and headed for the other side.
Hua Bushi's carriage was at the end of the motorcade, far away from the front team. Yi Ruoying dressed up as a maid and followed the carriage. At this time, when she saw Manager Huo walking across the bridge, she couldn't help but feel anxious and a little worried. Worry. When Manager Huo arrives there alone, if he informs Chang Feixu of the secret of their group, this strategy of getting through the situation will naturally come to nothing, and I'm afraid there will be a killing immediately.
If this happens, you must strike first and rush to the other side quickly. Although the Dabu River is only more than thirty feet wide, if the opponent cuts off the pontoon bridge, it will be difficult to take Mr. Ma Da across the river. Much more difficult!
Fortunately, although there are masters like Chang Feixu on the other side, there are only about twenty people in the end. With both "Jingci Lin'an" and "Evil Dog Gate" combined, they can still compete.
Yi Ruoying's weapon "Purple Sword and Golden Ring" was too conspicuous, so she did not bring it with her, but hid it in the compartment of the carriage. She rode her horse briefly and leaned to the side of the carriage. If the situation changed, it would be fine Take out your weapons immediately.
At this time, she heard someone in the carriage whisper: "Junior sister Ruoying, you must not act rashly. Look carefully at the cliffs on both sides."
It was Master Miaozhen who was sitting in the carriage who said this.
Yi Ruoying followed her words and looked at the cliffs on both sides. The cliffs were quite steep, with rugged rocks, and there were many weeds and shrubs growing on them. At a glance, she couldn't see anything wrong, but when Yi Ruoying looked closely, , but suddenly discovered that among the strange rocks and bushes, many arrowheads were exposed, and there was also the faint flash of cold light from weapons. If she had not practiced martial arts for a long time, her eyesight was extraordinary, and she had carefully observed it after the advice of her senior sister. It is absolutely impossible to discover.
It turned out that the more than 20 people on the bridge were just a pretense to attract attention. The real group of people was ambushing on the cliffs on both sides! For a moment, Yi Ruoying couldn't tell how many people were ambushing on the cliffs. , but judging from the number of arrowheads, it can be seen that there are at least more than a hundred people. No wonder that among the two Chang family brothers, only Chang Feixu, the second brother, is standing at the bridge. Thinking about it, the Chang family boss must be commanding the ambushing archers on the cliff. .
The terrain here is very dangerous, the stone cliffs on both sides are not far apart, and the pontoon bridge and the convoy are within the range of the opponent's arrows. Under this situation, if there is any movement in their group, I am afraid that they will not rush to the bridge before they reach the bridge. He was about to be pierced by hundreds of arrows shot from the cliff!
At this time, Manager Huo had already crossed the pontoon bridge on horseback and arrived at the bridge on the other side. Yi Ruoying looked from a distance and saw him jumping off the horse and walking up to Chang Feixu. After bowing his hands and saluting, he took out the A letter was handed to the second eldest son of the Chang family.
Chang Feixu took the letter, unfolded it, looked at it for a while, and then questioned Huo Yifan. Huo Yifan answered with gesticulations. Because they were dozens of feet apart, Yi Ruoying and others could only see Manager Huo and Chang Fei. Xu was conversing across from him, but he couldn't hear what he said at all.
Hua Bushi and Mr. Ma Da were hiding in the luggage compartment, just out of sight. Yi Ruoying, Master Miaozhen, Zhu Hong, Bai Yiling and others, everyone's hearts were in their throats at this moment, and they didn't know Manager Huo. Was it possible to hide this from Chang Feixu, or had he already revealed the secret everyone was hiding?
Although it didn't take long for Manager Huo to cross the bridge, Yi Ruoying and others felt as if they had been waiting for several hours. Until finally Chang Feixu finally finished asking, and they could only hear the broken gong on the other side of the river. A normal voice shouted: "People on the other side, listen! Drive the carts across the river one by one, we have to check them one by one!"
At this point, all the coachmen could only follow the instructions to drive across the river. I saw the coachman on the front cart whipping his mules and horses, driving the cart onto the pontoon, and drove to the other side in a swaying manner. Several minions came forward to check and turned over the goods and grain loaded on the cart to see if anyone was hidden inside. Some even took a portrait to compare the appearance of the person driving the cart.
After the inspection of the first car was completed, the man on the other side of the river shouted and asked the second car to drive over.
Seeing the caravans driving across the river one after another, each car was stopped and searched by gangsters as soon as it reached the other side. Seeing this situation, Yi Ruoying felt a little relieved. It seems that Manager Huo did not leak the fact that Mr. Ma Da was hiding in the last carriage, so the underworld people will check the vehicles one by one.